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EG5

Location: Flaggy Creek
Australian Soil Classification: Melacic-mottled, mesotrophic, brown CHROMOSOLGreat Soil Group: brown podzolic
General Landscape Description: Undulating Low Hills Site Description: North-west slope of low rise (7%)
Vegetation: Yellow stringy bark, Gippsland grey box, Black wattleGeology: Neogene sediments
Mapping Unit: Stockdale Munro complex


EG5 landscape
EG5 Landscape


Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil

A10-25 cmVery dark grey (10YR3/1); loamy sand; weak medium sub-angular blocky; very weak consistence moderately moist; pH 5.5; clear smooth change to:
EG5 profile
EG5 Profile
A2125-65 cmYellowish brown (10YR5/4) sand; single grain; very weak consistence moderately moist; pH 6.0; clear smooth change to:
A2265-80 cmLight yellowish brown (10YR6/4); loamy sand; single grain; very weak consistence moist; many coarse ferruginous nodules; pH 6.5; abrupt change to:
Subsoil
B285-120 cmStrong brown (7.5YR5/6) with many coarse prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR4/6) and light yellowish brown (10YR6/5) mottles; medium clay with sand; weak medium angular blocky structure; firm consistence moderately moist; pH 6.0; gradual change to:
C120-150+ cmYellow (10YR7/6) with many coarse prominent light olive brown (2.5YR5/8) mottles; clayey sand; massive; firm consistence moderately moist; pH 5.6.

Soil Profile Characteristics:

EG5 graphs

Horizon
Horizon Depth
(cm)
pH
(water)
pH
(CaCl2)
EC 1:5
Exchangeable Cations
Ca
Mg
K
Na
meq/100g
A1
0-25
5.5
4.2
0.06
1.2
0.53
0.17
0.13
A21
25-65
6.0
5.0
<0.05
0.67
0.29
0.08
0.08
A22
65-85
6.5
5.4
<0.05
0.49
0.59
0.11
0.14
B2
85-120
6.0
4.6
0.06
0.18
4.9
0.09
0.68
C
120-150+
5.6
4.4
0.06
.05
1.9
<0.05
0.55

Horizon
Horizon Depth
(cm)
Exchangeable Aluminium
mg/kg

Exchangeable Acidity
meq/100g
Field Capacity
pF 2.5
Wilting Point
pF 4.2
Coarse Sand
(0.2-2.0 mm)
Fine Sand
(0.02-0.2 mm)
Silt
(0.002-0.02 mm)
Clay
(<0.002 mm)
A1
0-25
8.5
1.9
13.2
5.1
32
56
4
5
A21
25-65
4.1
0.57
12.3
2.6
30
58
5
6
A22
65-85
3.2
11.9
2.8
29
58
5
8
B2
85-120
8.7
30.0
17.2
14
32
3
48
C
120-150+
4.1
19.9
9.0
20
51
9
18
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